CLTAI2 Roles and Responsibilities

CHARLOTTE AI INSTITUTE (CLTAI²)

Catalyzing Artificial Intelligence Research & Innovation Today for a Better Tomorrow

CLTAI² has two pathways of engagement: Associate and Affiliate.  Affiliate Faculty receive all communications and are invited to all events. Associate Faculty are part of the core working group which plan CLTAI2 activities and events.  Details of each pathway are listed below.

The deadline for Associates was September 11, 2026, but if you want to sign up to be an Affiliate now and/or indicate future interest in being an Associate, please express your interest on this Google form.

Associate Faculty – core group
Definition: Associate Faculty are the key CLTAI2 strategic leaders responsible for defining the institute’s research direction and driving its implementation. This core group is fundamental to the institute’s mission success.

Qualification: Any of the following would qualify a member:
• Director of an AI-related research center
• Member of the an on-going Institute committee (e.g., AI Research Council)
• Documentation of active scholarship related to AI research (e.g. peer-reviewed grants, publications, conference papers, etc) within the past three years. Active relationship with industry or community is a plus.
AND
• Immense enthusiasm for building a community for impactful, ethical AI research across campus

Roles and responsibilities: An Associate Faculty will be expected:
• Participate actively in at least one CLTAI2 working group by attending meetings, giving feedback on documents, taking on roles within the working group (program committee, etc.)
• Attend at least one AI institute event each semester, the ThinkAI Research Symposium in Spring, and active participation in working group meetings
• Actively contribute to the institute’s annual planning and review efforts
• Two year commitment, evaluated in August each year

Affiliate Faculty – wide tent, open to all to build a vibrant research community
Definition: This self-selected group of faculty members that are interested in AI research and AI-related events.

Qualification:
• An active full-time or part-time faculty member at UNC Charlotte
• Expressed interest in being an affiliate faculty member
• Excited about participating in a community that is working to build our national reputation in AI

Roles and responsibilities: An Affiliate Faculty will be expected to:
• Attend at least one AI institute event each semester (e.g., ThinkAI symposium; ThinkAI meet-ups).
• Annual commitment in August for the coming academic year